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Socioeconomic deprivation → thicker melanoma at diagnosis (adjusted OR 1.65) — fills a genuine evidence GAP: the brief has the patient's refugee/housing-instability context + NHS-access service links (BIB210/255/286/287) but NO entry quantifying that low SES is itself a risk factor for LATE-STAGE presentation. Patient is low-SES (war refugee, housing instability, financial constraints, NHS Scotland). Effect runs through access/awareness/delay, NOT biology — so it is SYSTEM-MODIFIABLE and converts the brief's expedited-GP-access / Russian self-exam education / remove-follow-up-barriers measure…

Evidence grade

B

Tier

1 (CEBP — peer-reviewed;

Cited by tasks

21, 24, 25

Identifiers

DOI:10.1158/1055-9965 · PMID:40711379

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